Summer is coming!

On Sunday, we went back to the lake for the first time since the fall. We have avoided it over the winter due to the ice. Finally the ice is gone and even though it feels way to cold for me. Phod had a great time swimming.

Checking it out

Lake how I missed you

After the lake (which my 2 got wet, Emma did not), this was what happened in the house:

Mischief Monday - Spring is here

Us chillin' on the lawn

It was the first weekend that really felt like spring and we got to spend a lot of time playing outside.

There was a little mischief.

-The bird caused mischief by pooping on Lee (see yesterday's post).

Not mischief : The Lady pulled all the burr
 plants out of the yard and burned them.

-The bee caused mischief by stinging Lee in the bum (and the people laughed and laughed at that).
-Emma caused mischief by being here.
-Phody and Lee caused mischief by running after the people biking down the road.
-Phod caused mischief when he tried to drag Lee though the fire when they were tied together.
-Phody says the people caused mischief by not playing ball and/or frisbee enough. He only got to chase it 87 million times.

We can't wait for more spring!

PS. Our Lady says thanks for all the nice comments about our house. We are very lucky to live in such a big place in the country. Our people really appreciate it and the trade offs they make to live here. Like the fact it is far to Lady's work (that is why they can afford such a big place) and it is a LOT of house to clean. Life is about making choices and these are things they choose to do! We are glad cause we have lots of room to run and play!

Black and White Sunday and Exciting!

A bird pooped on Lee's head! It is the first really nice weekend of the year and this happened. The people can't stop laughing at it!

Exciting News:

Several months ago, our cousin Lemew, Aunt C's cat, died at the age of 17. We were all very sad about this. Aunt C said she was going to get new cats but was waiting for her wedding which is now in 2 weeks.  However, yesterday she accidentally found the purrfect new cousins for us at the Humane Society. [We aren't sure it is an accident if you are there looking at cats!]

So we are thrilled to welcome our new cousins to the pack. We can't wait to meet them!

This is Lupul, named after a hockey player keeping with that theme. He is about 1. He is very playful.

This is Princess Panda (our Lady added the Princess part cause she thinks she looks like a princess). She was named by the Humane Society. She is about 3. She is a little bit shy and is not sure how to play with Lupul yet. They have only lived together for less then a day, so we will give them time to adjust.

We are doing yard work most of the day, so we will pop by your blogs this evening.

Mollie: Lady says over the next few weeks she will share more pictures of the house. She has to take them and is lazy this morning cause she got to sleep in. Here is a picture of the outside.

Stupid Saturday says our Lady

First Emma had our Lady up at 5:30 am on a Saturday, which means as she is helping us write this, she is not the happiest Lady on the planet. She does have to work this morning but not for a bit and could be sleeping.

Emma did not have a good evening with the housetraining. She sort of leaked poop everywhere. She did ask to go out but by the time our Lady would stand up, she would have gone. She spent time in the crate. She is actually in the crate as we write this because as soon as Lady lets her out, she goes on the floor, even if she has been outside. Lady is not in the mood to deal with that.

Also, Lady had created some fun video of us, but for some reason, her computer won't recognize the camera and let her import it. She has learned this apparently Mac compatible camera, is compatible when it feels like and she can never remember what she did to get the videos off last time. After 30 minutes of trying this morning she is done. She will try later and you can see our fun video then.

Now that we have shared all the grumpy stuff . . . . it has just been that kind of week, we will talk about our house.  Thank you for all your comments about it. Our Man and Lady found a very special house for us last year. It was custom built by a young man who was a mason (so we have a 42 foot stone fireplace and a cool stone wall and the whole house is stone and brick!). He built it thinking he would live in it forever. But life changed. You see he designed a house with his dog in mind  (laminate over hardwood floors, a heated garage for his dog to stay in) but never considered the possibility of kids. So while the house is huge (4200 square feet) the design is not kid friendly and it is far from the city. But all the uniqueness and vastness is why the Man and Lady loved it. Before living in this vastness, we lived in like a 1200 square foot semi-detached house in the city. It has been a big change, but one we love.

Have a great Saturday!

Feline Friday - Kitchen Tour

I'm Nin and Lady said everyone wants to see the kitchen. I said "What kitchen is?" and Lady said she would help me put up some pictures.  Enjoy!

This picture is meant to give everyone some perspective on the location of the kitchen in relationship to the dining room table we never use (as we sit at the island all the time!). Look closely and Nin is standing on the island. Yes the cats are allowed on the island - why - because they are old.

Dishes waiting by the sink

One side of the kitchen. The Man wanted to clean but the Lady wouldn't let him.
Note the blue bottle. Lady had just got home from work when she took this picture. She picked up a new pet stain remover cause someone peed on the guest bed. The Lady's lunch bag is temporarily there, but that yellow bag has been sitting on the counter for like 2 weeks cause the Lady doesn't know what to do with it. 

The other side of the kitchen. Look at all that stuff by the phone. It just sits there. 

"Can you stop taking pictures and feed me please?"  Nin

This and That Edition - by Lee

Another bitey face picture

Walking update: We have been really good walkers this week.There haven't been as many deer and turkeys around so that has been helpful. We went 4 km the other day. We are working on improving our pace. Our Lady's goal is to be able to walk 1 km in under 12 minutes. This really prevents us from sniffing as much as we would like, but we are humouring her.

Training update: For off leash training they have put a tie out on a garbage can lid. I hate this and try not to go out with it. They are making me and it is embarrassing. We are not getting enough trials of our indoor training to be mastering tricks. We are working on increasing that too. Any number of trials is fine for me because I get a cookie.

Housework: Our Lady is laughing at Flea's comment about how clean and tidy the house looks. Our Lady says thank you. She also says taping in the dining area probably gives a false impression on the house work because it is always the cleanest part because we don't really use it. If she had turned the camera toward kitchen, you would have gotten a different view!

Visitor: Emma is coming on Friday for a week yay!  Then she is with us for all of June and all of July while Uncle Chris is doing military stuff. We are excited, not sure Lady and Man are as excited.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Wordless Wednesday - The Bitey Face Club